Senior reporter | Media jobs

Screen International, the worldwide commerce journal protecting the movie, streaming and high-end TV industries, is searching for a senior reporter to affix its busy editorial crew.

We are searching for a proactive journalist with wonderful reporting and writing abilities who is probably going already of their first or second job as a reporter at one other commerce outlet. While a data of the leisure enterprise could be a bonus, we would like somebody who can display sturdy reporting and story-finding abilities in the beginning, who would have the ability to rapidly construct up a community of contacts within the UK and European display screen industries with assist from the present Screen crew.

The senior reporter will primarily report on the UK movie, streaming and high-end tv companies, with reporting on key European territories coming with expertise.

The very best candidate will have the ability to display a powerful community of relationships of their present position, and a capability to interrupt important tales and safe exclusives, in addition to a eager curiosity in protecting the display screen industries (if not already doing so in your present position). 

The candidate can even work on the publication’s market-leading each day editions at main movie festivals and markets. The position is London-based however would require some worldwide journey all through the calendar yr as permitted by restrictions.

Job duties and tasks

  • Serve as Screen’s key reporter protecting the UK market, cowl this key market with insightful, correct reporting and breaking unique tales
  • Build sturdy community of trade contacts within the UK movie and high-end TV manufacturing, distribution and gross sales sectors via common conferences and networking
  • Write information tales by way of contacts, each day press releases and different media, producing concise and correct copy
  • Represent Screen within the trade and canopy key occasions as required
  • Generate concepts for and write occasional on-line options or interviews
  • Work on each day editions at main movie festivals and markets as required
  • Upload and handle related content material on the web site, following finest follow and Screen type information
  • Help to implement Screen’s social media technique and generate content material for Screen’s social media channels

Personal specification

  • Self-starter capable of work independently and inside a busy crew
  • Able to work underneath stress and meet tight deadlines
  • Able to multi-task and have wonderful consideration to element
  • Strong communications abilities (verbal and written)
  • Able to construct efficient working relationships
  • Strong crew employee, shares good concepts and finest follow
  • Excellent interpersonal abilities
  • Film trade data and contacts helpful however not important

How to use

Please electronic mail CV, protecting letter, wage expectations and three concepts for tales regarding the UK’s display screen industries you’d be eager to cowl with information or evaluation items to [email protected]. Please state the job title of the emptiness within the topic line.

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